Reportable Segment Information (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Reconciliation Of Revenue And Operating Income From Segments To Consolidated [Text Block]

Reportable business segment net sales and segment income for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 were as follows: 

	Three Months Ended March 31
($ in millions)	2020	2019
Net sales:
Performance Coatings	$2,008	$2,108
Industrial Coatings	1,369	1,516
Total	$3,377	$3,624
Segment income:
Performance Coatings	$272	$297
Industrial Coatings	181	218
Total	$453	$515
Corporate	(60)	(47)
Interest expense, net of interest income	(23)	(25)
Increase in allowance for doubtful accounts related to COVID-19	(30)	—
Business restructuring-related costs, net (a)	(13)	(3)
Environmental remediation charges	(8)	(10)
Acquisition-related costs (b)	—	(7)
Litigation matters	—	(4)
Income before income taxes	$319	$419

(a)Included in business restructuring-related costs, net are business restructuring charges, accelerated depreciation of certain assets and other related costs, offset by releases related to previously approved programs.

(b)Acquisition-related costs include advisory, legal, accounting, valuation, and other professional or consulting fees incurred to effect acquisitions. These costs are included in Selling, general and administrative expense in the condensed consolidated statement of income. Acquisition-related costs also include the impact for the step up to fair value of inventory acquired in certain acquisitions which are included in Cost of Sales, exclusive of depreciation and amortization in the condensed consolidated statement of income.